1. In Defense of Capitalism: Atlas Shrugged
The story starts with describing a very successful company, the Taggart Transcontinental, whose economic status is worsening. As Dagny Taggart, vice president in charge of operations, works to revive the company's crumbling status, her efforts are wasted due to the disappearance and retirement of t...
"Laziness is the engine of progress," stands a Russian proverb. Indeed, all the times human-being aimed to make his life easier; people have invented various tools to cultivate fossils, invented automobile and plane, and also have created economical and political systems in order to live better and ...
Later, she would also defy the cultural and political views of contemporary America in such best-selling novels as Atlas Shrugged. ... Rand's philosophy is presented in detail in Atlas Shrugged, Introduction to Objectivism Epistemology, and The Virtue of Selfishness. ... John Galt, Rand's spokesperson in Atlas Shrugged, leads a strike of the most productive and creative members of society. ...
Title: Anthem Author: Ayn Rand Other Books by the same author: The Virtue of Selfishness, For the new intellectual, Atlas Shrugged, Fountain Head Main Characters: Equality 7-2521 a.k.a. Prometheus, Liberty 5-3000, World Council Brief Summary of Contents: The Anthem is a scroll of prophecies, a ...